The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-19
STATE OF VERMONT,
IN CHANCERY, WASHINGTON COUNTY
SEPTEMBER TERN, lss6.

SEPTEMBER TERM, lss6.
James Il. Langdon tai VS.. Burlington d LamoiHe
RdiirOad et al
Whereas, Jed p: Clark, Lucien b. Howe, Edward
p Hatch and John Gregory smith have this day
cause against the Burlington i Lamoille Railroad
Company, 10 d, Hatch and Calvin H; Blodgett of
y. Stark of New York city. James r. Langdon of
Montpelier in the County of Washington and Ben,
forth in substance that on the 10th day of March,
legally existing corporation Of this state duly exc
cuted mortgage deed of the railroad of said Com
thittenden County, to Cambridge Junction, in La
noble County, about thirty five miles together with
tools, MACHINERY and personal property Of said Com
pany, to 10 D. Hatch and Calvin Il. Blodgett Of Bur
York, as trustees, to hold said mortgaged property
Raroad Comanv 10 the amount OF OF two huSdred
thousand dollars. ninety five per cent of said bonds
each all payable In five years from the LIST day of No
semi-annually at the rate of seven per cent per
mum; that All of said bonds secured by said mort
outstanding and unpaid and that there is consider
they dc sot 0n snS e b
lieye that James r. Langdon OF Montpelier; Benta
holding some of said bonds The orators further
set forth that afterwards on the I'm day Of May
pany duly executed another mortgage of the same
by the to led 81 Clark
orators as trustees to hold the same in trust to Sc
hs % of bonds S to he sSd by sS
thousand dollars to be payable in twenty years from
the character as the bonds secured the first
mortgage. The orators say that all of said bonds
standing and unpaid and no Interest has been paid;
the orators believe that j. Gregory Smith. Jed P.
large holders Of such bonds; that al the March
ton County q the said aO5i OF atch GAVIN Bod
gett and Lucius J. n. stark, trustees and James
ers duly entered in said Court their petition against
the Burlington a I.amoille Railroad Company, and
r Hatch, trustees, and j. Gregory smith as bond,
holder under said second mortgage praying for a
above set forth, and the said cause is now pending
| of them, have filed an answer and are making de-
Tense theretoi that the orators and defendants In
purpose by said Court, bring this their cross,bili
| against the said burlington 4 Iamoe Railroad
for the purpose Of being allowed to redeem the said
t GgaEe II 'ae said SSprt Sna @
and also to forecose the said second mortgage
Company; and praying that the defendants to this
bill be required TO answer the same fully and par
that the orators in said original bill are entitled to
decree, upon said first mortgage, and the amount
lowed reasonable time to pay the same If the same
s np' PAD by she MORTGAGE and Il these orators
decree for foreclosure against the said Burlington
amount due on said second mortgage but also for
any sum paid to redeem the said first mortgage, and
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quire And The orators in this bill bring the same
in behalf of any and all bondholders under said
second mortgage who may choose to come in under
! the same. And,
WGereas ii is made to appear that Lucius j. n
Stark and Benjamin =, Cheney, defendants In said
cross-bill, now reside and are without this state
where the process of this Court cannot be served
upon them, therefore II IL ordered that the said
| Lucus j. n. Stark and Benjamin T. Cheney be mo-
tilted of the tendency of said cross-bill and sum
moned to appear and make answer 10 the same he
fore the Honorable Court of ChanceTy next 10 be
held at Montpelier, within and for the County OF
| Washington, ON the second Tuesday of March, A.
D. 1887, az nine O'Clock A. M, by the publication of
the substance of said cross-bl together with this
order thereon three weeks successfully in the YER
| mont HdfchndH a. State .JOnrHdl, weekly news
paper published at Montpelier, aforesaid the last of
which publications shall he at least twenty days pre-
yious 10 said second Tuesday of March, A. u. 1857,
which shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said
Lucius j. n. stark and njamin 4. Cheney
Given under my hand at Montpelier, in the County
of Washington, this lath day of January, A. u.
lss7. MELVILLE t. SMILE, Clerk.
LUKE L. POLAND, Solicitor for orators.